
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 6AM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat night, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
224 | 385 | 610 | 589 | 650 | 650 | 219 | 206 | 145 | 142 | 163 | 166 | 157 | 154 | 147 | 160 | 160 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:46PM1.72m | 11:23AM1.89m | 11:47PM1.77m | 12:22PM1.95m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:59AM0.22m | 5:39PM0.27m | 5:57AM0.16m | 6:36PM0.21m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | NE 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
92 | 385 | 610 | 589 | 650 | 650 | 109 | 100 | 75 | 110 | 163 | 166 | 157 | 154 | 147 | 160 | 160 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 10 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | NE 9 | SSW 9 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
224 | 63 | 49 | 45 | 20 | 3 | 219 | 206 | 79 | 69 | 69 | 23 | 56 | 46 | 35 | 36 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 8 | SE 9 | NNE 8 | SE 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
3 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 26 | 144 | 142 | 140 | 80 | 73 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 6 |
60 | 50 | 40 | 3 | 23 | 55 | 63 | 133 | 145 | 127 | 77 | 64 | — | — | — | — | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 27 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 145 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
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